Smoke on the Midway (BACKYARD ONLY)
2025-08-16 · Fairbury, IL
Reps: JEANNE TITUS · Prize money: $3,400.00
Grand Champion: Weez's Groovin' BBQ (347.4400) · 20 teams
Entries
20
2 categories
Top score
347.4400
Winning margin
0.0344
GC over RC
Field average
328.63
median 330.82
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
5.6800 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
331.4516
what a walk cost here
Field spread
50.3316
winner to last place
Prize money
$3,400.00
on the line
Double threats
2
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 89%
beats 11% of 2715 overall wins in the data
Field strength
1554
avg power rating going in · stronger than 60% of contests
Storylines
👑 A dynasty in the making
Weez's Groovin' BBQ has won this contest 3 times across its 6 tracked editions.
🪒 A razor-thin finish
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.0344 points — closer than 95% of every championship in the data.
Score curves (score by finishing position — steep cliffs mean a spread field, flat lines a knife fight)
Category showdown (top / average / median score per meat)
Score distribution
This contest over the years
| Date | Where | Teams | High score | Grand Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairbury, IL | 17 | 337.0972 | SermerStout | |
| 2022-08-20 | Fairbury, IL | 20 | 341.1428 | Weez's Groovin' BBQ |
| 2023-08-19 | Fairbury, IL | 32 | 342.8228 | Shmack Q |
| 2024-08-17 | Fairbury, IL | 26 | 354.2628 | Weez's Groovin' BBQ |
| 2025-08-16 ← this one | Fairbury, IL | 20 | 347.4400 | Weez's Groovin' BBQ |
| 2026-08-22 | Fairbury, IL | — | — | — |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Backyard Series — Chicken
20 entries · top 180.0000 · median 164.2514 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | UP FROM THE PITS BBQ | |
| 2 | WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ | |
| 3 | Too Sauced Guys Bar-B-Que | |
| 4 | Rudes BBQ | |
| 5 | J. R. Boys BBQ | |
| 6 | Wapatui Smokers | |
| 7 | T.J. D Smokehouse | |
| 8 | Skinny Pig BBQ | |
| 9 | Sermerstout BBQ | |
| 10 | All Smoked Up BBQ | |
| 11 | Rub Sauce & 2 Smoking Barrels | |
| 12 | Brothers Heat 'n Meat | |
| 13 | Slingin' Q | |
| 14 | 2 GREEKS BBQ | |
| 15 | Stone Cold Grillers | |
| 16 | Ishy Links BBQ | |
| 17 | 309 BBQ | |
| 18 | Diabolical Pig | |
| 19 | Whatcha Smokin' | |
| 20 | EZ Chew Barbeque |
Backyard Series — Overall
20 entries · top 347.4400 · median 330.8170
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ | |
| 2 | Rudes BBQ | |
| 3 | UP FROM THE PITS BBQ | |
| 4 | T.J. D Smokehouse | |
| 5 | Too Sauced Guys Bar-B-Que | |
| 6 | All Smoked Up BBQ | |
| 7 | Wapatui Smokers | |
| 8 | Skinny Pig BBQ | |
| 9 | Sermerstout BBQ | |
| 10 | Stone Cold Grillers | |
| 11 | Ishy Links BBQ | |
| 12 | Slingin' Q | |
| 13 | Rub Sauce & 2 Smoking Barrels | |
| 14 | J. R. Boys BBQ | |
| 15 | Brothers Heat 'n Meat | |
| 16 | 2 GREEKS BBQ | |
| 17 | Diabolical Pig | |
| 18 | 309 BBQ | |
| 19 | EZ Chew Barbeque | |
| 20 | Whatcha Smokin' |
Backyard Series — Pork Ribs
20 entries · top 176.5600 · median 166.0000
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rudes BBQ | |
| 2 | All Smoked Up BBQ | |
| 3 | T.J. D Smokehouse | |
| 4 | WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ | |
| 5 | Stone Cold Grillers | |
| 6 | Ishy Links BBQ | |
| 7 | Too Sauced Guys Bar-B-Que | |
| 8 | Slingin' Q | |
| 9 | Wapatui Smokers | |
| 10 | Skinny Pig BBQ | |
| 11 | Sermerstout BBQ | |
| 12 | Rub Sauce & 2 Smoking Barrels | |
| 13 | UP FROM THE PITS BBQ | |
| 14 | Brothers Heat 'n Meat | |
| 15 | 2 GREEKS BBQ | |
| 16 | J. R. Boys BBQ | |
| 17 | Diabolical Pig | |
| 18 | 309 BBQ | |
| 19 | EZ Chew Barbeque | |
| 20 | Whatcha Smokin' |